Vol. 493 No. 3
485 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to appoint an additional teacher from September 1998 to St. Michael's primary school, Castlepollard, County Westmeath, which is currently a one teacher school. [16293/98]
An Action Programme for the Millennium contains a commitment to give primary education a clear priority in allocating resources. In this context, the programme specifically states that one teacher schools with ten or more pupils will receive a second teacher. In the context of considering staffing arrangements for primary schools for the 1998-9 school year, I am examining a range of options, with a view to identifying the most appropriate way to fulfil the Government's commitments to one teacher schools as outlined in An Action Programme for the Millennium. I intend to make an announcement on this shortly.
